Makeup Artistry: 2-D or not 2-D?

Makeup Artistry: 2-D or not 2-D?

Russian makeup artist Valeriya Kutsan collaborated with photographer Alexander Khokhlov on "2-D or not 2-D," where Kutsan paints the faces of models in the style of several iconic artists and artistic styles. This face is painted in the style of chalk drawings, and lives up to the "2-D or not 2-D" title; it is difficult to find the three-dimensional human elements beneath the intricate face paint.

Alexander Khokhlov

Makeup Artistry: 2-D or not 2-D?

Russian makeup artist Valeriya Kutsan collaborated with photographer Alexander Khokhlov on "2-D or not 2-D," where Kutsan paints the faces of models in the style of several iconic artists and artistic styles. This face is painted in the style of chalk drawings, and lives up to the "2-D or not 2-D" title; it is difficult to find the three-dimensional human elements beneath the intricate face paint.

Alexander Khokhlov

The Art Of The Face

Kutsan painted this model's face in the printed-dot comic book style of Roy Lichtenstein.

Alexander Khokhlov

The Art Of The Face

Swatches, seemingly of oil paint, adorn this face painted by Kutsan.

Alexander Khokhlov

The Art Of The Face

This pixelated face bears a Mona Lisa smile.

Alexander Khokhlov

The Art Of The Face

Colors run down a model's face in Kutsan's watercolor-inspired treatment.

Alexander Khokhlov

The Art Of The Face

Kutsan attempts a mixed-media masterpiece by collaging newspaper fragments into the makeup, recalling the early cubist experiments of Pablo Picasso and others.